Airplane Crash - Godthaab, Greenland 05/12/1962
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Godthaab, Greenland
| Date | 05/12/1962 |
| Location | Godthaab, Greenland |
| Operator | East Provincial Airways |
| Route | Sondre Stromfjord - Godthab |
| Type | Consolidated Catalina |
| Registration | CF-IHA |
| Aboard | 21 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | While landing on the water, the plane abruptly swerved to the right and sank in a short period of time. Because of a malfunction, the nose wheel doors were not closed and locked. The doors were torn off in the landing, allowing water to enter the wheel well severely damaging the aircraft. |
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